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Big Squid RC T-Shirts For Sale!
Ask, and ask, and ask, and eventually you will receive! People have been bugging us to put our cool shirts up for sale, so we finally decided to give it a try.We have a VERY LIMITED number of shirts, but if these start to sell, we will go ahead and order up another batch. Also, for a LIMITED TIME, EVERY [...]
DuraTrax DE10 Brushless ESC Review
From: DuraTrax Direct Link: DuraTrax DE10 Review by Brian.When we saw the DuraTrax DE10 brushless esc and programmer at the iHobby Expo we were pretty excited about all the features being talked about. The ESC is designed to run with all sorts of 1/10th scale vehicles, from on-road to off-road, the DE10 has you covered.
- 1/19/2011
- 12:33 am
- Accessory Reviews
Duratrax - By: Brian
Venom VMX 450 Review
From: Venom Racing Direct Link: Venom VMX 450 Review by Brian. So we recently got our hands on a Venom Racing VMX 450 1/4 RC Dirt Bike! From the moment I opened the box, I was pretty excited about this motorcycle. First off, it’s big. There have been a bunch of 1/5 scale motorcycles going around lately, and let me tell you, [...]
- 1/18/2011
- 12:06 am
- Featured Posts
Reviews
Venom Group - By: Brian
JConcepts Fort Raptor SVT Body
JConcepts has introduced a one size fits most Ford Raptor SVT body to fit the short course class of vehicles. They have confirmed placement on the Slash, Slash 4×4, SC10, Blitz, Ultima SC, Losi XXX-SCT and Hobao | OFNA Hyper SC, which is basically just about every SC vehicle on the market! They have a new 1:1 headlight and grill [...]
Bill Demo’s at Fundraiser
Our own Bill (aka Wrench) was at the Host Family Fundraiser Thursday night where he and a few others put on a RC demo for the people that came out to show their support for Danny Host and his family. Danny was diagnosed with Grade 4 Gioblastoma Multiforme last year at age 6, and that’s about the worst form of [...]
- 1/14/2011
- 11:57 pm
- Uncategorized
- By: Brian
RC Vehicles on Fry’s Electronics Adventure
So I had to make a trip to our local Fry’s Electronics store, AKA Geektopia, when I had a pretty big surprise. When you walk in the door, the very first thing, was two huge pallets of RC Vehicles! One pallet was a bunch of licensed monster truck vehicles, the other pallet was a bunch of on-road vehicles. Passing [...]
- 1/12/2011
- 12:00 am
- miscellaneous
- By: Brian
Traxxas 1/16 Summit (Non Brushless Edition)
Haven’t seen this posted anywhere, so thought I’d share. It looks like Traxxas has a new version of the 1/16 Summit on the way! Looking through all the details, it appears to be identical to the current 1/16 Summit VXL except for the radio and ESC/Motor. This new version will come with the Traxxas AM radio and the Titan [...]
- 1/8/2011
- 8:30 pm
- Traxxas
Traxxas Summit - By: Brian
Hardcore Pawn RC Helicopters
Adding yet another story to our RC On TV section, Adam spotted a guy trying to sell two nitro helicopters on the TruTV show Hardcore Pawn. The guy did a little demo with some 3D flying, but wanted too much for the Pawn guys to make a jump on the deal. Always cool to see RC getting [...]
Thunder Power Z3R 540 Brushless Motors
Starting off the new year with a bang, we just got word from Thunder Power RC announcing their new Z3R 540 Sensored Brushless Motors! File this one in the “Didn’t see that coming” box! Known for their awesome LiPo Batteries, Thunder Power is tossing their hat into the brushless motor ring. They are introducing the Z3R-S Stock Spec and Z3R-M [...]
- 1/4/2011
- 10:26 pm
- Thunder Power RC
- By: Brian
Traxxas Summit Review
From: Traxxas Direct Link: Traxxas Summit Review by Bill. I have seen the top of the mountain, and it is good! When first unboxing the Traxxas Summit, one word comes to mind, BIG. Big wheels, big tires and a big suv body. Just looking at the Summit, it looks like it can go anywhere and do anything, and that is exactly what [...]
- 1/4/2011
- 12:06 am
- Reviews
Traxxas
Traxxas Summit - By: Brian
Duratrax Evader DT Drawing Winner!
We have a winner! Thanks to everyone that entered to Win a DuraTrax Evader DT! we had hundreds of people this time. More than we have ever had for a drawing! The winner is Bryan Bonfim who entered via Facebook! Congratulations Bryan! You have 7 Days to contact us with your shipping information, and we will get the truck out to [...]
New Portable Ramp Design
Recently Big Squid RC wrote a guest article for our friends over at Hobby Town USA in their online Hobby Outlook magazine. It’s a new design for a portable adjustable ramp. Bill (aka Wrench) did most of the work, I just supervised and did all the typing parts. The article came out great, and the ramp works very [...]
GH Racing Lipo Accessories
New from GH Racing are a few new Lipo Accessories. They have a new LiPo Protection Bag to help sack those batteries and keep them safe! They also have a new Lipo Voltage Checker. Ever since I started using a lipo voltage checker, I have been a big fan. It’s just nice to have [...]
GH Racing Aluminum Front Body Mount for Baja 5T
New from GH Racing are these Aluminum front body mounts for your HPI Baja 5T! These are replacement parts for the stock HPI85417 part. If you have been busting your stock ones, I’m guessing these will help! Head over to the official GH Racing site for details.
GH Racing Aluminum Motor Mount for Traxxas Slash 4×4
Good news from GH Racing for those Traxxas Slash 4×4 and Stampede 4×4 fans. They have a new Aluminum Motor Mount designed with a larger bearing (10x19x5) that can handle those high rpm’s from a brushless motor plus add some durability. If you are looking to add some bling and some strength to your Traxxas 4×4 vehicle [...]
